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Where does “Sigd” come from?

Sigd (English) comes from Old Norse sigðr, from Proto-Germanic *sigiþiz, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “Sigd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesigðr—
2Proto-Germanic*sigiþiz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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